Abel Gance's Napoleon (1927)
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- G
- 5h 30min
- Biography, Drama
- 17 Feb 1929 (USA)
- Movie
A film about the French general's youth and early military career.
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Awards:
- 4 wins.
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Cast verified as complete
| Albert Dieudonné | ... |
Napoléon Bonaparte
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Vladimir Roudenko | ... |
Napoléon Bonaparte enfant
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| Edmond Van Daële | ... |
Maximilien Robespierre
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Alexandre Koubitzky | ... |
Georges-Jacques Danton
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| Antonin Artaud | ... |
Jean-Paul Marat
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| Abel Gance | ... |
Louis Saint-Just
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| Gina Manès | ... |
Joséphine de Beauharnais
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| Suzanne Bianchetti | ... |
La reine Marie-Antoinette
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Marguerite Gance | ... |
Charlotte Corday
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Yvette Dieudonné | ... |
Élisa Bonaparte
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| Philippe Hériat | ... |
Antonio Salicetti
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| Pierre Batcheff | ... |
Le général Lazare Hoche
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Eugénie Buffet | ... |
Laetizia Bonaparte
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Acho Chakatouny | ... |
Pozzo di Borgo
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| Nicolas Koline | ... |
Tristan Fleuri
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| Max Maxudian | ... |
Barras
(as Maxudian)
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| Annabella | ... |
Violine Fleuri et Désirée Clary
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| Henri Baudin | ... |
Santo-Ricci - le berger corse
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| Alex Bernard | ... |
Le général Dugommier / Le conventionnel Collet d'Herbois
(as Alexandre Bernard)
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Roger Blum | ... |
Le comédien Talma
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Daniel Buiret | ... |
Augustin Robespierre
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Georges Cahuzac | ... |
Le vicomte de Beauharnais
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| Adrien Caillard | ... |
Thomas Gasparin / Le conventionnel Ricord
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Pierre de Canolle | ... |
Le capitaine Auguste Marmont
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Carrie Carvalho | ... |
La voyante
(as Mlle. Carvalho)
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Sylvio Cavicchia | ... |
Lucien Bonaparte adulte
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Léon Courtois | ... |
Le général Carteaux
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Gilbert Dacheux | ... |
Le général du Teil
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| Damia | ... |
La Marseillaise
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Pierre Danis | ... |
Le colonel Muiron
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W. Percy Day | ... |
Amiral Hood
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Raoul De Ansorena | ... |
Capitaine Desaix
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Boris de Fast | ... |
L'Oeil-Vert
(as Boris Fastovich)
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Favière | ... |
Fouché
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Serge Freddy-Karl | ... |
Le petit tambour Marcellin Fleuri
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Jean Gaudrey | ... |
Le conventionnel Jean-Lambert Tallien
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Simone Genevois | ... |
Pauline Bonaparte
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Georges Hénin | ... |
Eugène de Beauharnais
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Jean Henry | ... |
Le sergent Andoche Junot
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| Henry Krauss | ... |
Moustache
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Harry Krimer | ... |
Rouget de l'Isle
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Georges Lampin | ... |
Joseph Bonaparte
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Alexandre Mathillon | ... |
Le général Scherer
(as Mathillon)
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| Genica Missirio | ... |
Le capitaine Joachim Murat
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| Francine Mussey | ... |
Lucille Desmoulins
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Jeanne Pen | ... |
Hortense de Beauharnais
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Roblin | ... |
Picot de Peccaduc
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Jack Rye | ... |
Le général O'Hara
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Louis Sance | ... |
Le roi Louis XVI
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| Maurice Schutz | ... |
Pasquale Paoli
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| Andrée Standart | ... |
Thérèse Tallien
(as Andrée Standard)
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| Suzy Vernon | ... |
Madame Récamier
(as Susie Vernon)
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Petit Vidal | ... |
Philippeaux
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| Robert Vidalin | ... |
Camille Desmoulins
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Louis Vonelly | ... |
Le poète André Chénier
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Jean d'Yd | ... |
La Bussière
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René Jeanne | ... |
Un professeur à Brienne
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Lomon | ... |
Marie Jean Hérault de Séchelles
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Florence Talma | ... |
Louise Gély Danton
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François Viguier | ... |
Le conventionnel Couthon
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Raoul Villiers | ... |
Le conventionnel Boissy d'Anglas / stabsofficer
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Michel Zahar | ... |
Un homme du club des Cordeliers
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Alberti | ... |
Jean-Jacques Rousseau / Un officier à Toulon (uncredited)
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Paul Amiot | ... |
Antoine Quentin Fouquier de Tinville dit Fouquier-Tinville (uncredited)
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François Angely | ... |
Le général Henriot (uncredited)
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| Robert Arnoux | ... |
Un conventionnel (uncredited)
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Jean Arroy | ... |
Un sans-culotte à Toulon / Un conventionnel (uncredited)
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Henri Beaulieu | ... |
Beaumarchais (uncredited)
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Blanche Beaume | ... |
Servant of Marat (uncredited)
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Benedict | ... |
Cromwell (uncredited)
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| Armand Bernard | ... |
Jean-Jean (uncredited)
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Camille Beuve | ... |
Le docteur Guillotin (uncredited)
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Blin | ... |
Calmelet (uncredited)
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Henry Bonvallet | ... |
Le général Menou (uncredited)
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Boudréau | ... |
La Fayette (uncredited)
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Albert Bras | ... |
Monge (uncredited)
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Lise Carvalho | ... |
Mademoiselle Lenormand (uncredited)
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André Cerf | ... |
Un soldat (uncredited)
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Henri Cerf | ... |
Le vieux soldat (uncredited)
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Chabez | ... |
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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Roger Chantal | ... |
Jérôme Bonaparte (uncredited)
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Jean Dalbe | ... |
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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Florence Dalma | ... |
Madame Danton (uncredited)
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Mr. de Bourgival | ... |
Un moine / Le révolutionnaire Courcelier (uncredited)
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Daniel de Wybo | ... |
Robespierre le jeune (uncredited)
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Jean Demerçay | ... |
Le capitaine Suchet (uncredited)
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| Jean Dréville | ... |
Bit role (uncredited)
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Emile Engeldorff | ... |
Laurent-Basse / Jacques Bonhomme (uncredited)
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| Guy Favières | ... |
Fouché (uncredited)
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Pierre Ferval | ... |
Un soldat / Un homme du club des Cordelier (uncredited)
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Jean Fleury | ... |
Le conventionnel Carnot (uncredited)
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Floquet | ... |
Un conventionnel (uncredited)
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Paul Franceschi | ... |
Le professeur de géographie (uncredited)
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Francis | ... |
Un soldat (uncredited)
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Sylvie Gance | ... |
Théroigne de Méricourt (uncredited)
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Edmond T. Gréville | ... |
Un homme du club des Cordeliers (uncredited)
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Felix Guglielmi | ... |
Un berger corse (uncredited)
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Robert Guilbert | ... |
Le capitaine Le Marois (uncredited)
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| Joë Hamman | ... |
L'archer vengeur (uncredited)
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Fabien Haziza | ... |
Un Bonaparte (uncredited)
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| Jean Jacquinet | ... |
Montesquiou (uncredited)
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Léon Larive | ... |
Le supérieur de Brienne (uncredited)
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Geo Leclercq | ... |
Dutheil (uncredited)
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Raphaël Lievin | ... |
Le conventionnel Fabre d'Englantine (uncredited)
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Pierrette Lugand | ... |
Caroline Bonaparte (uncredited)
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G.A. Martin | ... |
François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire (uncredited)
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Noëlle Mato | ... |
Madame Marat (uncredited)
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| Ernest Maupain | ... |
George Washington (uncredited)
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| Daniel Mendaille | ... |
Fréron (uncredited)
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Grogoire Metchikoff | ... |
Le général Pierre François Charles Augereau (uncredited)
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Jean Mitry | ... |
Bit role (uncredited)
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Louis Monfils | ... |
Le cuisinier à Brienne (uncredited)
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Pierre Morin | ... |
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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Laurent Morléas | ... |
Un officier (uncredited)
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Médus | ... |
Bit role (uncredited)
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Maggy Pironet | ... |
Bit role (uncredited)
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| Marcel Pérès | ... |
Un homme du club des Cordeliers (uncredited)
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Jean Rauzena | ... |
Le petit Lucien Bonaparte (uncredited)
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Fernand Rauzéna | ... |
Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)
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Joaquim Renez | ... |
Le révolutionnaire Favière (uncredited)
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Émilien Richard | ... |
Le révolutionnaire Brissot (uncredited)
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Philippe Rolla | ... |
Le général André Masséna (uncredited)
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Régnier | ... |
Denis Diderot (uncredited)
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Saint-Allier | ... |
Le peintre David (uncredited)
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André Scherer | ... |
Un volontaire de l'Ardèche (uncredited)
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Georgette Sorelle | ... |
Madame Élisabeth (uncredited)
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Mony Thomassin | ... |
Hortense de Beaugarnais (uncredited)
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| Jean Tissier | ... |
Un soldat (uncredited)
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Max Tréjean | ... |
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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Henri Valbel | ... |
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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Vaslin | ... |
Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)
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Jean Wells | ... |
Bit role (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Abel Gance | ||
Written by
| Abel Gance | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Henri de Cazotte | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Hugo Stinnes | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Wengoroff | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Carmine Coppola | ... | (1981) |
| Carl Davis | ... | (1980) |
| Arthur Honegger | ||
Cinematography by
| Léonce-Henri Burel | ||
| Jules Kruger | ||
| Joseph-Louis Mundwiller | ... | (as Jean-Paul Mundviller) |
| Nikolai Toporkoff | ||
Editing by
| Abel Gance | ||
| Frank Hall | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Marguerite Beaugé | ... | assistant editor |
| Henriette Pinson | ... | associate editor |
Casting By
| Louis Osmont | ||
Art Direction by
| Alexandre Benois | ||
| Alexandre Lochakoff | ... | (short period) |
Costume Design by
| Mme. Augris | ||
| Georges Charmy | ... | (as Charmy) |
| Mme. Neminsky | ||
| Sauvageau | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
| Boris de Fast | ... | makeup artist |
| Wladimir Kwanine | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Noë Bloch | ... | production manager |
| Edouard De Bersaucourt | ... | production manager |
| Constantin Geftman | ... | unit manager |
| Robert A. Harris | ... | production supervisor |
| Louis Osmont | ... | unit production manager |
| Rene Rufly | ... | unit manager (as Ruffly) |
| William Delafontaine | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Henri Andréani | ... | assistant director |
| Jean Arroy | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Pierre Danis | ... | assistant director |
| Henry Krauss | ... | assistant director |
| Anatole Litvak | ... | assistant director |
| Jean Mitry | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Mario Nalpas | ... | assistant director |
| Sacher Purnal | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Viktor Tourjansky | ... | assistant director |
| Alexandre Volkoff | ... | assistant director |
| Georges Lampin | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Pierre Schild | ... | art decorator (as Pierre Schildknecht) |
| Georges Jacouty | ... | art decorator (uncredited) |
| Eugène Lourié | ... | art decorator (uncredited) |
| Vladimir Meingard | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
| Serge Piménoff | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Mike Berniker | ... | recording director: Milan |
| Keith Klantwitter | ... | sound engineer (as Keith Klawitter) |
| Brad Sherman | ... | sound recordist |
Special Effects by
| Segundo de Chomón | ... | special effects |
| Paul Minine | ... | special effects |
| Edward Scholl | ... | special effects |
| Eugen Schüfftan | ... | special effects |
| Nicolas Wilcké | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| W. Percy Day | ... | matte painter |
| Eugen Schüfftan | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Nicolas Wilcké | ... | miniature maker |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Albinet | ... | gaffer |
| Fédote Bourgasoff | ... | camera operator |
| Paul Briquet | ... | camera operator |
| Léonce-Henri Burel | ... | additional photographer |
| Doublon | ... | gaffer |
| Rusty Geller | ... | assistant camera |
| Graza | ... | gaffer |
| Roger Hubert | ... | additional photographer |
| Georges Lucas | ... | additional photographer |
| Jim McCoy | ... | camera operator |
| Joseph-Louis Mundwiller | ... | additional photographer (as Jean-Pierre Mundviller) |
| Émile Pierre | ... | additional photographer |
| Lee Planskoy | ... | camera operator |
| Henri Berryer | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Marcel Eywinger | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Monniot | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Jeanne Lanvin | ... | costumes: Josephine |
| Galvin | ... | footwear (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Paul Bogaev | ... | conductor: 1981 re-release |
| Carmine Coppola | ... | conductor: 1981 re-release / music arranger: 1981 re-release |
| Dennis James | ... | musician: organ: 1981 re-release |
| Douglas M. Lackey | ... | music editor (As Douglas Lackey) |
| Don MacDougall | ... | music mixer (as Don Macdougal) |
| Colin Matthews | ... | orchestrator: Carl Davis (uncredited) |
| David Matthews | ... | orchestrator: Carl Davis (uncredited) |
| Christopher Palmer | ... | orchestrator: Carl Davis (uncredited) |
| J.E. Szyfer | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Simone Surdieux | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Francis Ford Coppola | ... | presenter |
| Simon Feldman | ... | technical director |
| Grégoire Geftmann | ... | production assistant |
| Edmond T. Gréville | ... | production assistant |
| Hoden | ... | production assistant |
| Leonid Komerovsky | ... | production assistant |
| Georges Lampin | ... | production assistant |
| Lemirt | ... | armorer |
| Grogoire Metchikoff | ... | production assistant |
| Henry Pauly | ... | production assistant |
| Ivan Pavloff | ... | production assistant |
| Andre Pironet | ... | production assistant |
| Christopher Reyna | ... | consultant: Polyvision alignment |
| Michel Scripnikoff | ... | production assistant |
| Peter Williamson | ... | tinting supervisor |
| Louis Osmont | ... | key accountant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Ciné France
- Films Abel Gance
- Isepa-Wengeroff Film GmbH
- Pathé Consortium Cinéma
- Société Westi
- Société générale des films
Distributors
- Gaumont-Metro-Goldwyn (1927) (France) (theatrical)
- France Film Distribution (1927) (France) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1927) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Svenska Biografteaterns Filmbyrå (1927) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- UFA-Filmverleih (1927) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Ufa (1927) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Ufanamet (1927) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Jury Metro-Goldwyn (1928) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Sfinks (Poland) (theatrical) (as Biuro Kinematograficzne 'Sfinks')
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1929) (United States) (theatrical) (as 'Napoleon')
- Cineldé (1955) (France) (theatrical)
- Cinema Services Ltd. (1981) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (as 'Napoleon')
- Images Film Archive (1981) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (as 'Napoleon')
- Francisco Hoyos Griñón (1985) (Spain) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1995) (Finland) (tv)
- Premier Entertainment (2004) (South Korea) (DVD)
- Vértice 360 (2004) (Spain) (DVD)
- Optimum Releasing (2007) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- StudioCanal (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- BFI Video (2016) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (as 'Napoleon')
- BFI Video (2016) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (as 'Napoleon')
- Zoetrope Studios (1981) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Continental Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- MCA Home Video (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1993) (United States) (VHS) (as 'Napoleon')
- Universal Home Video (United States) (DVD) (as 'Napoleon')
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (United States) (DVD) (as 'Napoleon')
- Vertigo Film (Italy) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cinema Services Ltd. (optical negative) (1981 re-release)
- General Music (music publishing)
- Gomillion Studios (post-production facilities) (1981 re-release)
- John E. Allen Inc. (optical negative) (1981 re-release)
- Merle Norman's Classic Beauty Collection (music recorded at) (1981 re-release)
- The International Federation of Film Archives (produced with the cooperation of the members of) (1981 re-release)
- The Milan Philharmonic Orchestra (music performed by) (1981 re-release)
- The National Film Archive (financial assistance provided by) (1981 re-release)
- The Title Works (credits photography) (1981 re-release)
- Zoetrope Images (70 mm Triptych optical negative) (1981 re-release)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A massive six-hour biopic of Napoleon, tracing his career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign), his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant invasion of Italy in 1797 (the film stops there because it was intended to be part one of six, but director Abel Gance never raised the money to make the other five). The film's legendary reputation is due to the astonishing range of techniques that Gance uses to tell his story, culminating in the final twenty-minute triptych sequence, which alternates widescreen panoramas with complex multiple- image montages projected simultaneously on three screens.
Written by Michael Brooke |
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| Taglines | Abel Gance's 1927 Masterpiece [reissue] See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | FRF20,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Abel Gance remembered one scene that was removed by the censors--that of the execution of civilians by soldiers. The camera is used like a bullet, zooming towards one human target, then another, then another. The sequence is lost, although a still photograph does survive. See more » |
| Goofs | Junoit makes a comment about not needing sand when an artillery shell dumps soil on the sign he is painting. This is based on an actual incident, but Junot was writing a letter for Napoleon not painting a sign. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Napoléon Bonaparte (1935). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Thrill of Being In Love (Love Theme of Napoleon and Josephine) See more » |